Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, says the government should adapt the use of silt traps in the country’s drainage system.
According to Mr Pratt, the silt trap traps all the sand that comes with rains which is used for construction in other countries rather than mining sand which causes environmental hazards.
Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr
“The talking is too much, I have spoken about flooding for far too long but it seems we don’t understand the major problem we are in, it is a major engineering problem. Even us that don’t have an engineering background know there is something called the silt traps. We do the slit traps so the silt don’t block the drains which makes it easier to collect filth.
“If you go to some countries they don’t course environmental hazards by mining sand and so on it is the silt collected from these silt traps that are used for building and other construction projects,” he stated on Peace FM, monitored by Adomonline.
He added that the refuse, which is a main source of flooding in the country, could be used for many things that could benefit Ghana.
“These refuse that are causing filth can be used for so many things when recycled, some can even be used for manure, plastics and so on, but for us it is a worry while others are making a lot out of it,” he added.
Source: Nana Aba Mensah | Adomonline